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I read a recent article claiming that there are one billion runners on the planet. The total world population is approximately eight billion people. During the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, many people began running as everything was closed down, and running was deemed safe. In the last year, looking at area race results, I see many […]
Contrary to the popular belief that it has its antecedents in the Classical World, the marathon is actually a comparatively modern invention
She established herself as one of the first known female endurance runners in Britain in 1926, a time when women were not permitted to compete in long-distance races.
Sport je jen jedno z mnoha odvětví, ve kterém si ženy musely počkat dlouhá staletí, než se mohly zapojit po boku mužů. Při plavání bylo nemyslitelné, že by ukázaly více kůže, než kolik ji ukazují běžně v dlouhých šatech, při běhání to byla pro změnu starost o jejich zdraví. Ženy byly dlouhé roky považovány za příliš slabé, aby mohly běhat dlouhé vzdálenost, ani nemluvě o maratonu. Ale tolik z nich jim ukázalo, že opak je pravdou.